there’s someone out there who thinks that because he follows Wolverhampton he is somehow more aware of the world out there

That doesn’t make him any less of a raycess hooligan.

]]>By: Historys Greatest Monsterhttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760704
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760704Hey German, go back to Germania.
]]>By: QueeferSutherlandhttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760703
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760703Is there a sports media trade deadline today too? Gottlieb now Thamel?
]]>By: ms621http://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760702
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760702It’s hard to talk about the President of France when you can’t write the word $ocial…t. But his first and last name are also the names of countries.
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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760701If it is like most operas then I probably get TB and die at the end. :-(
]]>By: ButtersBChttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760700
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760700

I only said the pretentious sort of fans invariably follow soccer

You obviously haven’t been around here during a CFB playoff thread where the superfans break out the “You just don’t understand what makes the sport special” argument…helped sway me to the other side, bring on 8-teams next

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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760699Read what I said. Not saying soccer fans can’t follow other sports, or that all soccer fans are pretentious. I only said the pretentious sort of fans invariably follow soccer. Because there’s someone out there who thinks that because he follows Wolverhampton he is somehow more aware of the world out there. But don’t ask him who the President of France is because he might not know.
]]>By: Der Kaiserhttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760698
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760698

I’m confused, is Dickhead the name of an opera? Don’t remember that one at the Met last year, but then it sounds too modern to be in the standard repertoire.

This overlaps and includes the NFL fanbases. I’m suprised people doubt this.

I don’t doubt the raw eyeballs watching college football is high (football is king, in general, I get it), but I think throwing out a conclusion like that warrants “showing your work” on how you got there, IMO.

Also, don’t underestimate the power of degenerate gamblers who watch college ball simply because they have action on the game (and not because of fan interest, per se).

/is friends with many degenerate gamblers

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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760696I’m confused, is Dickhead the name of an opera? Don’t remember that one at the Met last year, but then it sounds too modern to be in the standard repertoire.
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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760695

B-R-O-A-D B-R-U-S-H.

How are soccer fans pretentious? Look at William Tyberius Q. Duffy’s musings on CFB, and tell me he doesn’t know just a little bit about the sport.

If you read the comments here enough, you’ll realize that some of us soccer fans do know and like other sports quite a bit.

Tally ho! Good chap! Let’s drink some tea and crumpet and discuss Shakespeare. And then have a jolly ol’ game of football!

I really fell off the rails at the end there with that stream of consciousness…it’s tough to measure popularity since while I watch and enjoy both I care a whole lot more about a White Sox result than whatever the Badgers are doing

The shadiness of college sports as a whole has me down on them, just read a piece today about some rally at Penn State where the organizer said “There’s no better representatives of our university than the football team”…that thinking was the whole fucking problem to begin with there, people never learn

How are soccer fans pretentious? Look at William Tyberius Q. Duffy’s musings on CFB, and tell me he doesn’t know just a little bit about the sport.

If you read the comments here enough, you’ll realize that some of us soccer fans do know and like other sports quite a bit.

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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760692Atlanta is a weird city. Way more Brave fans as a % of the population in the country than the city. Atlanta is actually a shitty sports town outside of the college fandom that people bring with them when they move there.
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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760691I’d agree that college football is #2 in the USA. You have 100 schools and in some ways, entire states that follow a team. This overlaps and includes the NFL fanbases. I’m suprised people doubt this.
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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760690

Listening to Der Kaiser, you’d think fans of the Eagles or Jets stop by the opera on the way back from the game.

We’re talking about *sports* fans. The only pretentious ones follow soccer (and that’s part of the reason some soccer fans follow it).

but then you’re dealing in matters of supply and demand with number of games and if those metrics are even fair

Damn, you included my retort in your reply so I guess… I… agree?

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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760688Boston’s weird b/c there’s like 30-40 colleges but only 1 that plays D1 football. There’s no interest in Boston for LOCAL college football unless BC is playing Notre Dame, but I went to the local LSU alumni bar for both Bama games and the place was like the Cajun embassy.
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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760687Didn’t realize that’s such a controversial stance. Being in Atlanta, maybe my views are skewed, but I see 10 times the passion for college football as compared to NBA or ugh MLB. The marquee bowl games and good match-ups during the season gets massive ratings throughout the country.
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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760686

Haha. Hahaha. It’s like you think that continuing to repeat this makes it true

Well it probably is, I mean stuff like CBS’ game of the week gets more eyeballs than FOX Saturday Baseball but then you’re dealing in matters of supply and demand with number of games and if those metrics are even fair

]]>By: AssaultWithAConcreteDildohttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760685
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760685Listening to Der Kaiser, you’d think fans of the Eagles or Jets stop by the opera on the way back from the game.

We’re talking about *sports* fans. The only pretentious ones follow soccer (and that’s part of the reason some soccer fans follow it).

In recent years, college football has surpassed the MLB and NBA as the 2nd most popular sport in the country

Haha. Hahaha. It’s like you think that continuing to repeat this makes it true.

]]>By: Walking Underwearhttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760683
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760683what i meant was no one cares about the local teams. of course big cities have lots of alumni who care and watch.
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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760682

Mind you, most of them have never stepped foot on campus they so passionately support.

That’s because their NFL teams have been historically bad and people like rooting for teams that can compete

No. You guys have had pro teams for 100 years now. Down south, most pro franchises only showed up 30 years ago. I’m strictly in pro>college camp. But that might have something to do with my hatred of rednecks. I think it’s against the law down here to be a redneck and also not be a mouth breathing college football fan. It’s in their DNA. Mind you, most of them have never stepped foot on campus they so passionately support.

]]>By: Watsonianhttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760680
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760680I don’t know what Vez is talking about. College football is huge in this city. Almost every bar has a college affiliation and makes a big deal out of saturdays in the fall. And it’s not just Big 10 football either. There are a lot of bars affiliated with Big 12, SEC, and ACC universities. Oh, and a ton of ND bars.
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http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760679Any rural is more likely to care about college sports. It’s the Atlanta Falcons, but the Georgia Bulldogs. This is not surprising.
]]>By: cursedcleveland.comhttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760678
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760678Disagree with Chicago not being a good college football town. Their television ratings are actually very solid…and the bars are PACKED on Saturday’s for games. Plenty Big Ten love up there.

Cleveland and Detroit also have huge college football support (as does Milwaukee as well with all the Badger fans there)

]]>By: Walking Underwearhttp://thebiglead.com/2012/07/31/pete-thamel-is-leaving-the-new-york-times-for-sports-illustrated/#comment-760677
http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=198979#comment-760677college football is not big in chicago

and really, why is it such a big deal when talent switches networks? even if they are the best at their job, where does that make a difference? scoops might be owned for a minute, so the quality of writing/broadcasting?